THE THUNDERBIRDS ELECT SNELL & WILMER PARTNER CARLOS SUGICH AS 2017 WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN ASSISTANT TOURNAMENT CHAIRMAN PHOENIX (June 9, 2016) – Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Phoenix partner Carlos Sugich has been elected to serve as Assistant Tournament Chairman for the 2017 Waste Management Phoenix Open. In this role, he will shadow the Tournament Chairman, Andy Markham and prepare to lead the host Thunderbirds in the planning and execution of every facet of the 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open when he assumes role as tournament chairman. Since 2004, when the Tournament first brought on a title sponsor, The Thunderbirds and the Phoenix Open have raised more than $76 million for charities. In its history, dating back to 1932, the Phoenix Open has raised more than $102 million for charities in Arizona. The Thunderbirds were founded in 1937 with the mission of promoting the Valley of the Sun through sports.

Carlos Sugich

At Snell & Wilmer, Sugich is a partner in the firm’s real estate and commercial finance practice group and Chairs the firm’s Mexico Cross-border business practice. He is admitted to practice law in both the United States (Arizona) and throughout Mexico and is currently the U.S. chair of the U.S. Mexico Bar Association. Sugich practices primarily in the areas of real estate investment, financing, leasing and development. In addition, he regularly advises domestic and foreign clients in the documentation and organization of a variety of international cross-border ventures. Sugich has been selected by his peers to ® The Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law every year since 2013. He also was named a “Leader ® in the Field” in Real Estate by Chambers Latin America . Sugich earned his law degree from Universidad Automona de Guadalajara and an LL.M degree from New York University School of Law. About Snell & Wilmer Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 400 attorneys practicing in nine locations throughout the western United States and in Mexico, including Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Los Angeles and Orange County, California; Denver, Colorado; Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.swlaw.com. ###